Staff Representative

Panorama City (Kaiser) News

As we near the close of the budget reconciliation timeline where Senate Republicans may attempt again to vote on an Affordable Care Act repeal bill, all eyes have turned to the Graham-Cassidy bill, the last ditch effort to find 50 votes for repeal. UNAC/UHCP President Denise Duncan, RN, shared her thoughts on the latest repeal […]

As you know, Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on the people of Florida and its neighboring states — bringing destruction and flooding, leaving millions without power. Our AFSCME sisters and brothers need our help.

On September 15, UNAC/UHCP delivered petitions with thousands of signatures from UNAC/UHCP RNs and other health care professionals, calling on Kaiser Permanente to respect scope of practice and maintain patient safety in telemetry. This comes in response to Kaiser’s plan to eliminate telemetry units throughout the Southern California region.

Bargaining kicks off for our sisters and brothers at St. Francis Medical Center in two weeks and it’s shaping up to be a fight. Over the last several years, the St. Francis RNs have supported most UNAC/UHCP affiliates during bargaining. It’s time for us to return the favor. Let’s show them we have their back […]

The July 2017 member newsletter features stories on the Senate health care bill, the Dialysis Patient Safety Act (SB 349), a flood of community service updates, and other articles of note to UNAC/UHCP members.